Puzzle No. 076 - Around the Table

This puzzle isn't too difficult if you use the Memo function to draw a picture of the table and the people around it.

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Neither Guinevere nor Nimue has a woman sitting left, right, or directly across the table from her. Of course, this doesn't mean there's a man n all of these locations, either.

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First, picture a man sitting across from a woman. There are at least two women, so imagine another man and woman sitting across the table. That's four diners. Now place another man between the two women and someone across from him. This arrangement fulfills the conditions!

Draw this image using the Memo function to see for yourself. But, wait! Is this really the minimum number that will work? There must be a way to do it with less...

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There's no reason any of the diners need to have someone sitting directly across from them.